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(May 7, 2008) Once Upon a Time A Look at the Shadow Race for the 2009 Louis K. Brandt Award by Duane Cobb USMNEWS.NET’s new series about the 2009 Louis K. Brandt Research Award contest has me thinking about what could’ve been. Sure, there are some CoB faculty making a go of the race for the 2009 Louis K. Brandt Award, but half of the CoB seems to be sitting this one out. And, if current trends continue, an academic “blue flu” of this sort will likely become the CoB norm.

(May 12, 2008 ) GH Chatter The new $100,000 endowment for the Alvin J. Williams Professorship in Minority Entrepreneurship was a surprise to many CoBers. Some are predicting that (1) the professorship will be filled for 2008-09, before any additional funds are raised, and (2) Jennifer Sequeira will be awarded the title in a belated effort to keep her from bouncing to another institution.

(May 13, 2008 ) CoB News, 13 May 2008 Williams Professorship Launched Amidst the various retirement ceremonies and teas honoring long-time CoB professor Alvin Williams, the current Interim Dean of the CoB, a new professorship in Williams' name was launched with a $100,000 gift from Southern Miss alumna Beverly Dale of Los Altos, California. Dale's gift is, according to USM officials, the beginning of the new Alvin J. Williams Endowed Professorship in Minority Entrepreneurship, a professorship that becomes the CoB's fifth in this category.

(July 1, 2008) CoB News, 1 July 2008 "These are Nail's Decisions," by a 31st & Pearl Columnist If you're like me, you're aghast at the news that management professor, David Duhon, is now the Kaetsu Distinguished Professor of IB. There are so many things wrong with this situation, it's difficult to figure out where to begin. First, the Kaetsu belongs in the EFIB, not in MGT & MKT. With Duhon, that's two holders in a row from MGT & MKT to have held the professorship (former interim dean, Alvin Williams, was the first). Second, endowed professorships don't belong in the hands of administrators. This is something CoBers are having a difficult time understanding. And, in the case of the Kaetsu, Duhon marks the second administrator-holder in a row (again, Williams was the first). Third, distinguished professorships don't belong in the hands of Duhon. This is the same guy who only two years ago needed a "letter of agreement" (with former CoB dean Harold Doty, and Williams) to reach the rank of professor. His research record is nowhere near the top of the CoB, even with all of the faculty attrition since 2003.